Events & Festivals

Discover local culture by attending events and festivals throughout Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Shop for traditional Ukrainian handicrafts at the “Sorochinsky Fair”, marvel in the performing arts at St. Petersburg’s “White Nights Festival”, enjoy Moldovan wines and liquors at Chisinau’s “Wine Day”, revel in food, wine, folk song and dance at the “Egrisoba Festival” in Georgia, celebrate “Nauryz Meiramy” (Kazakh New Year’s Eve and spring equinox according to the ancient Oriental calendar), and much, much more. Below is just a small list of festivals from Post-Soviet states – a few ideas to incorporate into your travel itinerary.